ARLINGTON, Texas – UTRGV’s Symoria Adkins and Grand Canyon’s Taryn Burkett have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, for the meet week ending on Sunday, Mar. 24.
 
Adkins (So.) made her outdoor debut at the Texas A&M Invite and quickly found herself atop of the conference charts, posting faster times than competitors from TCU, Texas A&M, UTSA, and North Texas. Adkins finished second in the invitational’s 200m with a time of 23.82, placing first in the WAC and 70^th in the country. Adkins also ran in the 100m hurdles where she posted a second-place finish and a conference-best time of 13.80. Adkins cracked the 100m hurdles national rankings, sliding in at 69^th.
 
Burkett (Jr.) goes back-to-back to start off the women’s outdoor field weekly awards, as she bested her triple jump mark from last week (12.78m) with this week’s jump of 12.81m (42-0.5) in the 2024 Willie Williams Classic. This mark stands alone at the top of the WAC rankings and checks in at 12^th in the country. 

2024 TicketSmarter WAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
 
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Symoria Adkins, So., UTRGV (Mar. 27)
Shiean Walters, Gr., Abilene Christian (Mar. 20)

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Taryn Burkett, Jr., Grand Canyon (Mar. 27)
Taryn Burkett, Jr., Grand Canyon (Mar. 20)